St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-12
SOUTH PARK.
A Village That Has Grown TO Be
One of the Most Substantial
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a Village That Has Grown TO Be
One of the Most Substantial
Suburbs.
The building in South Park this year
has amounted 10 SI3S,0O0. \ part OF
this has been used in erecting manu-
factories, but of course private resi-
dences. stores and hotels come in for
larger share, showing that men who do
business in ST. Paul are beginning to
take up the idea of living in suburban
towns within easy reach OF the city. In
addition to the sum expended i'll DuilC-
ings, about $l50.OU0 has been spent 10y
the South St. Paul Rapid Transit
company in building a little over
mile of electric motor line in
South Park. About S30,U00 has beeu
invested in manufactures. of which the
Warren Il Morgan machine shops. cost
ing $4,000. and the WatrOuS Engine
works. erected and fitted out at cost OF
$4,000. are the principal ones. Both
these factories, as well as the Minnesota
II Northwestern shops. built last year at
"A cost of about S1i5.0O0, are in active ope-
ration and give employment to several
hundreds of
SKILLED WOHkMEN.
The residence and hotel buildings
have cost over $50. 600. The South Park
Improvement company erected twelve
houses at a cost of SIS, 900. while private
individuals have erected twenty cot
tageS at an average cost Of $1,000.
These are mainly occupied and owned
10y the men employed in the machine
shops and factories located there. The
Grand hotel. fine four-StOry frame
structure, has also been erected during
the year, at a cost Of 5000. and Dr.. j.
Ii. Bryant has built fine three-StOry
block for stores costing about $1,000.
With the splendid railroad facilities
afforded by the motor line of the Min
neSOta d Northwestern. South Park
seems certain TO become one of the
leading suburban towns now so numer-
Gus in and around st. Paul. The place
is not over three and One-half miles
from the union depot. and is located on
rather higher grounds than any Of the
suburbs along that line, thus giving as
surancc of its healthfulneSs as well as
beauty as regards scenery. The full
list of all building which has been done
there during 1881 is IS follows:
HERE THEY ARE
Warner K Morgan Machine com
pany. one and -half-story
brick addition to founCry and ma
chine shops -. -. -. $4,000
pany. improvements ......:....... $500
South 81 Paul Rapid Transit com
cry. ...... .........-........--. 10000
DIR II Bryant, thTec-story brick
building, stores and offices $4,000
Grand hotel four-story frame build
nm. ............-. 5000
Clark " Bryant, ten two-story frame
buildings at Il cost of 81, 900 each 10000
Mayor j y Lawrence, tWo-St0ry
frame residence mansard roof 1000
The Congregational society of
South Park, one-story frame
church -. ...........,........ $500
Twelve frame houses erected by the
Park improvement C mpany at
145OO each ..................... $4,000
Twenty cottages worth 81 600 each 10000
A Hail. twO-story frame residence 1900
Phil EmpTy. frame livery stable. 1000
WatertOus Engine Works company,
two and One-half-story brick ma
chine shop. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $1,000
Smith & Kl0skey, two-story brick
stores and offices. 1900
Aug Schneider, two-story frame
store ---..--.-.- ..-----.----. LOU
idence. ..... ..... ..:............. 1900
dence-.......... ,................. 1000
Aug staff, two-story frame residence 1000
" ii HodgkinS, blacksmith and car
rcnter shops -. ..............-... $500